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The quality of a note

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Decreases with loudness

Varies directly as its pitch

Varies inversely as its pitch

Depends upon the overtones

In case of longitudinal waves the individual particles of the medium move.

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In circles

In ellipses

Parallel to wave propagation

Perpendicular to wave propagation

Longitudinal waves cannot be

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Reflected

Difracted

Dispersed

Polarized

The pitch of sound a determined by its

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Speed

Frequency

Direction

Number of beats

The phase different between the particles vibrating's between two consecutive nodes is.

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0

Lamda /2

2

2 lamda

In a diffraction pattern, the width of any fringe

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Is directly proportional to slit width

Is inversely proportional to slit with

Has no dependence on slit width

Is zero

Interference fringe spacing depends on

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The wavelength of light used

The distance screen from the coherent sources

Separation between the sources

All of the above

Which term best describes the nature of light from modern view point.

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Waves

Rays

Particles

Photons

The fundamental frequency of a sound source is 256 Hz. What is the frequency of the first harmonic.

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64

128

256

512

The loudness of a sound depend on its

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Frequency

Amplitude

Speed

Both a and b

A wave reflected from the boundary of a denser medium will have phase change

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45 ^o

60^o

90 ^o

180 ^o

The sound velocity in moist air as compared to dry air will be

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More

Less

Same

zero

Wave length of a LASER can be sued as a standard of.

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Angle

Time

Length

Temperature

Light of passing through a polaroid is

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Plane polarized

Unpolarized

Circularly polarized

Elliptically polarized

Three tuning forks of frequencies 400 Hz. 401 Hz and 402 Hz are sounded together The frequency of beats per sound is.

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0

1

2

3

The energy content of a wave is proportional to its.

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Wave velocity

Wave velocity squared

Frequency

Amplitude squared

Beats occurs because of.

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Reflection

Refraction

Interference

Doppler's effect

Which instrument measures properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Photometer

Spectrometer

Hydrometer

Lactometer

The same notes being played on sitar and veena differ in.

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Pitch

Quality

Both quality and pitch

Neither quality nor pitch

Which of the following represents an elastic wave.

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Light waves

Radiowaves

X-rays

Sound waves

The maximum displacement from the undisturbed position of the medium to the crest top is called.

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Wavelength

Amplitude

Period

Frequency

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